WEBVTT >> Margaret: THE CENTERS FORDISEASE CONTROL SAYS OSOSTEOARTHRITIS AFFECTS30 MILLION ADULTS AND APRILORTHOPEDIC SURGEON IS HERE TOTALK ABOUT JOINT PAIN THAT ISOFTEN CAUSED BYOSTEOARTHRITIS.THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NEWPROCEDURE.>> IT IS CALLED A MACOPLASTY.BASICALLY WHAT IT IS IS APROCEDURE THAT USES A ROBOTICARM DURING THE SURGEON --SURGERY TO REPLACE THE KNEE ORPORTIONS OF ARTHRITIC KNEE.A CAT SCAN IS USED TO CREATE3-D IMAGES OF THE PERSON'SKNEE.AND THOSE IMAGES ARE USED TOGUIDE THE SURGERY ANDBASICALLY THE IDEA IS TO DO AMORE ACCURATE SURGERY WITHMORE PRECISION TO CREATE ABETTER LASTING SURGERY.>> Margaret: CAN YOU TALKABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEENTHE MACOPLASTY AND A REGULARKNEE REPLACEMENT?>> A REGULAR KNEE REPLACEMENTDOESN'T USE A ROBOT BEFORESURGERY.THE SURGERY IS DONE AND ITREPLACES THE ENTIRE KNEEJOINT.TYPICALLY THE MACOPLASTY ISDONE AND MOST OF THE ARTHRITISAND -- MOST PEOPLE'S KNEESGENERATE AIR ARTHRITIS IN THEKNEE AND THAT'S THE MAIN AREAWHERE IT IS DONE.IT IS ONE PORTION THAT IS MOREAIR THRIT TIG.>> WHO IS -- AIR ARTHRITIC.>> THE PATIENT IS ONE WHOFAILED NONOPERATIVE TREATMENTAND WILLING TO GO AHEAD WITHTHE SURMING RE.WITH THE SURGERY.IT HAS TO BE MORE ISOLATED TOONE PARTICULAR PART OF THEKNEE.THE CAT SCAN IS USED TOGENERATE 3-D IMAGES AND THEROBOT GUIDES ME AND GUIDES MYHAND TO DO THE SURGERY.THE IDEA IS TAY IT BASICALLYALLOWS US TO DO IT MOREPRECISION AND ACCURACY AND YOUCOMBINE PROVIDE A LONGERLASTING IMPLANT.>> LEARN MORE AT NOVANTHEALTH.ORG.THE SOUTHERN RECAN BE DONE ATTHE KERNERSVILLE MEDICALCENTER.THE ONLY ROBOT IS AT THEMEDICAL CENTER.THERE IS DR. WILLIAM MORE WHO